About Carol
Carol Frank of Boulder, CO, is the founder of four companies in the pet industry. As a Managing Director at SDR Ventures Investment Bank, Carol leads the team in executing pet industry transactions including M&A, capital formation and strategic advisory services.  She is also the owner of BirdsEye Consulting, the consummate source for pet sector consulting expertise in market research, licensing, and sales channel strategy. She can be reached at carol@carolfrank.com

Check Out Carol's Article Archive from the APPA e-Update

•  A Tool for Encouraging Employees to Act Like Owners April 24, 2012
  
  
• The Ins and Outs of Pet Product Licensing:  Is it for you? April 10, 2012
  
  
•  Minimizing Your Taxes Under a Cloud of Uncertainty March 27, 2012
  
  
• Why is Private Equity So Interested in the Pet Industry and is Your Company a Candidate? March 20, 2012
  
  
• Will Customers Really Buy This?  Ask an Advisory Council! February 14, 2012
  
  
• Back from the Brink:  Gaining Inspiration from Apple, Rob Lowe, Avian Adventures, and Others, January 24, 2012
  
  
• Setting SMART Goals for 2012…and Beyond, January 10, 2012
  
  
• What Can I Learn from Steve Jobs? December 13, 2011
  
  
• GRASS ROOTS MARKETING:  Building Your Brand without Breaking the Bank – Part 2, December 5, 2011
  
  
• Creating and Building your Brand without Breaking the Bank, November 22, 2011
  
  
• Top 5 Things Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Should Never Do
  It’s a Slippery Business World! November 15, 2011
  
  
• The Management Action Process: A Plan to Make 2012 Your Best Year EVER! October 25, 2011
  
  
• A Crystal Ball into our Economic Future - A Morning with Economist Brian Beaulieu, October 11, 2011
  
  
• The Plague of the Virtual Employee, September 27, 2011
  
  
• How to Manage People…And Enjoy it! by Pam Boyd, September 6, 2011
  
  
• Anthropomorphism is Not the Only Driver of Pet Industry Growth, August 16, 2011
  
  
  

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